New government maps present nearly the entire West is in drought and it’s not even summer season but: “That is unprecedented”

In an unprecedented transfer, Southern California officials declared a water scarcity emergency and requested roughly 6 million residents to limit all outdoor watering to just once a week.  

"We knew climate change would stress our water supplies and we have been making ready for it however we did not know it will occur this fast," stated Gloria Grey, chairwoman of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors.  

The newest government maps present practically all of the West is in drought, and 95% of California is suffering extreme or extreme drought.

"That is actual. This is critical. This is unprecedented," said Adel Hagekhalil, common manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.  

California just isn't alone as reservoirs across the West are draining.  

Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the nation shaped by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, wants a brand new pump to ensure water can stream to Las Vegas. 

"The issue with local weather change is that it takes all of the historic patterns and type of shifts them," NASA scientist Dr. JT Reager told CBS News' Ben Tracy. 

Reager mentioned the West is in a 22-year megadrought, as climate change makes it hotter and drier. 

"We're simply starting to see the dominoes fall. It is drier, we're starting to see less water in our reservoirs, and now we have fires, and in California, there's just this sequence of consequences that we anticipate," stated Reager.